Genesis Centre to hold Evolution Program

The Genesis Centre in St. John’s is seeking participants for its Evolution summer program. The Evolution program helps entrepreneurs at or just past the conceptual stage nail down what their product does, validate the theory and begin to move toward the market. The program brings in mentors to work with entrepreneurs and show them how to work on their product. Applications are open until June 3 and can be found here.

Big Data and Oceans Conference

A mini-conference on Big Data and oceans will be held on June 8 at the Harbourview Inn in Dartmouth. The morning event will be held in conjunction with the H20 Conference, which will take place in the afternoon and evening. Both are part of Oceans Week in Nova Scotia. The panelists at the Big Data sessions include: Jim Hanlon, CEO of Institute for Ocean Research; Stephen Dempsey, CEO of Ocean Energy Research; Cdr. L. Jones, Royal Canadian Navy;  Pat D’Entremont, Partner, Nicom Maritime; Mark Campbell, Client Services, IBM; Adam Mugridge, Louisbourg Seafoods; and Dr. Diego Ibarra, OceanViewer. Tickets are available here.

Winners in the Youth Entrepreneurs Challenge

Several young entrepreneurs in New Brunswick took home awards at the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in Moncton last week. Finalists from around the province presented their projects to a packed audience and in front of a jury. The winners were:

Little Leaders: Midi Ukelele by Isabelle P. Desjardins;

Idea Architect: Space Chaos by Nathan Jeanpierre

Idea Catalyst: Enviroot by Kathleen Cowie

“Year after year, these young leaders continue to impress me with their innovative ideas and their willingness to help their communities,” said Sarah Short, Executive Director of the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.  “Pitching a project in 90 seconds in front of this kind of crowd is something remarkable and I applaud the youth who accepted the challenge.”